Now playing Next World Light, quiet and emission free: the 'plug-in plane' flying at the Paris Air Show 15/06/2015
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Now playing Next Japan Japan: passenger planes skids off runway at Hiroshima airport Around 20 passengers have suffered minor injuries after a planned skidded off the runway at Hiroshima airport in western Japan. The Airbus A320 14/04/2015
Now playing Next Germany Lufthansa flight disruptions may continue into Sunday Almost half of all flights operated by Lufthansa were grounded on Saturday (March 21). Pilots at the German airline stated a fourth straight day of 21/03/2015
Now playing Next Germany Dozens of long-haul flights cancelled on day two of Lufthansa pilots' strike Thursday has brought more misery for passengers of German airline Lufthansa, as a pilots’ strike continues into its second day. After short and 19/03/2015
Now playing Next Germany Lufthansa pilots stage twelfth strike in a year Hundreds of Lufthansa flights to and from Frankfurt and Munich have been cancelled, stranding tens of thousands of passengers, because of another 18/03/2015
Now playing Next India Solar Impulse takes off from Oman on second-leg of record breaking trip A solar powered plane has started the second leg in its attempt to fly round the world without using fossil-derived fuels. Solar Impulse 2 took off 10/03/2015
Now playing Next United Arab Emirates Solar Impulse plane takes off on historic round-the-world flight A plane powered solely by the sun has begun an unprecedented round-the- world flight after taking off from a runway in Abu Dhabi on Monday. The aim 09/03/2015
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Now playing Next World News AirAsia crash investigators detect 'sonar pings' Investigators looking for the black box recorders from the downed AirAsia flight in the Java Sea have detected sonar pings, a leading official said 09/01/2015
Now playing Next World News Monsoons, mystery and missiles make 2014 a deadly year for air travel Although the statistics say aircraft crashes are at an historic low, 2014 has been the deadliest for nine years, and the year’s major incidents have 29/12/2014
Now playing Next World News Search for missing AirAsia flight resumes in Java Sea Rescuers in Indonesia have resumed the search for a missing AirAsia flight with 162 people on board. Flight QZ8501, an Airbus 320-200, lost contact 28/12/2014
Now playing Next Europe News Belgium gripped by travel chaos as strike takes hold A national strike has brought much of Belgium to a standstill , with airports, train stations and local transport services being shut down as the 15/12/2014
Now playing Next Belgium Belgium hit by national strike Passengers are having to cope with a national strike in Belgium with planes, trains and buses all hit by a stoppage over the new government’s 15/12/2014
Now playing Next World News Lufthansa pilots to strike again on Thursday More air travel misery in Germany as Lufthansa pilots threaten to strike again on Thursday affecting long-haul and cargo flights. Two days of 03/12/2014